Author:
Bunday Brian D.,Tapsir Ruzela B.
Abstract
Discusses the maintenance of n identical stations
uni‐directionally patrolled by a maintenance operative. The time to
travel between adjacent stations is a random variable and the time to
repair a broken‐down station is also a random variable. Assumes that the
breakdowns at each station occur randomly in running time and that only
a proportion of attempted repairs is successful. Shows that all the
important characteristics of the system – waiting time, response
time, availability – depend on the probability, denoted by α,
that a station is found in the failed state. Gives a procedure for
computing this probability.
Subject
Strategy and Management,General Business, Management and Accounting
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